New Patient Registration

Who can register?

We are pleased to register anyone who lives within the practice area. A map of the area can be found on the above tab.

How to register

To complete registration with the practice each new patient will need to visit the surgery. You can print off our registration forms and complete them at home via the 'Registering Online' tab or you can complete the whole process in person at this initial visit. In both cases, you will be asked to sign the form to confirm that the details submitted are correct.

We require all new patients to show proof of residency on registering at the Practice eg. a utility bill, council tax letter or similar. If you have not been resident in the country previously we will need photographic identification.

When you register you will also be asked to fill out a medical questionnaire.

Please note, you need to complete one registration form and a questionnaire for each member of your household.

If you have just moved to the area and are living with family already allocated to a particular doctor you may request to go on the same doctor's list.

You can also book appointments and request repeat medication on-line. Speak to reception for more details.

Our reception team are very experienced and will ask you for brief details about your problem when you phone to book an appointment. Please see the attached poster that explains why our GPs require our reception team to ask you for these details Telephone Appointment Information

Guide to GP Services

The Royal College of General Practitioners has produced a useful guide for patients about the services on offer at GP Surgeries and how to access them. You can download the guide below.

Practice Area

We look after the residents of Attleborough and its surrounding villages. We will be happy to register you if you live in the area shown below. This includes the villages of Morley, Deopham, Little Ellingham, Great Ellingham, Rocklands, Lower Stow Bedon, Shropham, Snetterton, Eccles, Wilby, Quidenham, Banham, New Buckenham, Old Buckenham, Carleton Rode, Bunwell, Besthorpe and Spooner Row.

'Pre-Registration' With The Practice

Whenever you register with a Medical Practice you are asked to fill in a medical questionnaire and other forms. This is because it can take a considerable time for your new surgery to receive your medical records.

If you wish to complete these forms in preparation for your registration visit to the surgery, please print and fill out the registration form and relevant (dependent upon age) questionnaires, signed and fully completed and bring them to the surgery.

For those patients over the age of 40 we will ask for a Blood Pressure reading - this can be done in our waiting room PODs.

We require all new patients to show proof of residency on registering at the Practice eg. a utility bill, council tax letter or similar. If you have not been resident in the country previously we will need photographic identification.

These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups. Open the leaflets in one of the following languages

Temporary Registration

If you are ill while away from home or if you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one you can receive emergency treatment from the local GP practice.

You can be registered either as an emergency patient or as a temporary patient for up to three months. This will allow you to be on the local practice list and still remain a patient of your permanent GP.

You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered.

If you require urgent treatment from a GP, or other health professional, at the practice you will need to register as a temporary patient. To do this, please print and fill out the form below and bring it to the surgery.